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[Poems by Tabb in] Father Tabb

a study of his life and works with uncollected and unpublished poems

Tabb, John B. (1845-1909)

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“NICK'S RATIFICATION

THE DOCTOR'S ADVICE

FOR A YOUNGSTER

WHY THE JOURNEY IS MADE

KEEP YOUR RYE OPEN

“VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE”

A SECOND-TERM SCENTED

APPENDIX I. UNCOLLECTED POEMS

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APPENDIX II. UNPUBLISHED POEMS OF THE BROWNE-TABB ALBUM

THE GHOST CHAMBER

THE BRIDE ELECT

MY BIRTH-CHAMBER

“BREAK, BREAK, BREAK”

A LEPER'S GRAVE

LIGHTS IN DARKNESS

WHENCE AND WHERE?

THE DEATHLESS WIND

“SWEET TO THE SWEET”

A SONG OF EXPECTANCY

SHAKESPEARE'S KEY

“WRIT IN WATER”

BEETHOVEN (DEAF)

THE FIRST DREAMER

“THROUGH THE SHARP HAWTHORNE BLOWS THE COLD WIND”

“CROSSING THE BAR”

ABDUL'S CHANCES

IN THE CONFESSIONAL

INCOME FROM GO-OUT

THE TIDES AT PANAMA

MAID OF ALGERIA

THE FRISKING LAMB

A BRIEF PEDIGREE

A PIECE OF PRESUMPTION

SONG OF THE SIOUX

APPENDIX III. UNPUBLISHED POEMS OF THE CONNOR MANUSCRIPT

APPENDIX IV. UNPUBLISHED POEMS FROM THE DONAHOE CLASS-BOOK

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KEEP YOUR RYE OPEN

No man, dear doctor, can deny
Your rhymes are worthy of your Rye.
And this to me
Is what in spirits best I find—
Or in a jug, or in mankind—
Viz., Pure-Rye-ty.